Drunk drivers cause numerous preventable accidents every year in Kentucky. When alcohol is involved in a car accident, are drunk drivers always at fault? That’s the question that many car accident survivors find themselves asking after their accident. How Many People Are Killed by Drunk Drivers? Drunk driving is a serious problem throughout the US.... read more
Key points of this article: Gross negligence refers to a liable person or party maliciously or willfully engaging in an act that puts others in danger. A few examples of gross negligence may include drinking and driving, driving recklessly through an area with many pedestrians, and knowingly operating a vehicle that isn’t safe on the... read more
Key Points of This Article: According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, alcohol-impaired drivers represent about 12% of those killed in Kentucky fatal crashes and contribute to nearly 20% of all alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities each year. On average, men are more likely than women to be involved in fatal DUI crashes, and for every four... read more
Key Points of This Article Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes, which make up more than one-third of holiday-related fatal crashes. From 2010 to 2018, there were 2,485 fatalities caused by drunken driving on Thanksgiving and Christmas — 37% of the total number of holiday deaths. Kentucky state law... read more
Key Points of This Article American drivers are getting behind the wheel while feeling tired or fatigued too often. The NHTSA reports 4,111 fatalities in motor vehicle crashes involving drowsy driving between 2013 and 2017. Exhausted truck drivers pose an extreme risk to motorists on the road due to their demanding drive schedules and general disregard... read more
Stay Sober: Impaired Driving on The Rise Over Holiday Season While drunk driving related-collision numbers have declined over the years, Kentucky was still home to 175 alcohol related fatalities and 1,974 injuries in 2016 with increases noted during the Thanksgiving thru New Year’s holidays. Also on the rise are the more than 1,400 drug-related collisions,... read more
Driver Who Hit and Killed Amish Buggy Driver Was Drunk Kentucky State Police in Lincoln County say a 64-year-old drunk driver is responsible for the death of a 52-year-old Amish man after she collided with the buggy he was driving on Ky. 39. Sadly, the buggy driver was ejected from the carriage and pronounced dead... read more
Majority of Holiday Travelers Choose Driving as a Way to Travel AAA has announced the expectation of a whopping 46.9 million Americans to travel away from home this Independence Day holiday. And, nearly 40 million of these travelers will be using a car or truck to road trip at least 50 miles to get there.... read more
Drugged Driving Is Now More Prevalent Than Drunk Driving The U.S. Department of Transportation’s and National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration’s research has shown that a growing majority of crashes, particularly those resulting in serious injury or fatality, involved someone driving under the influence. And, “driving under the influence” doesn’t just refer to the influence... read more
Don’t Let Family and Friends Turn Into Drunk Drivers This Holiday Naturally, with so many more of us preparing to attend holiday parties, dinners and events, the likelihood of being offered an adult beverage is going to be prevalent. So, as you prepare to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays, Rhoads & Rhoads is... read more
